The Valley Central Vikings will take on the Cornwall Central Dragons at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Valley Central will be strutting in after a win while Cornwall Central will be coming in after a loss.
Valley Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Monticello on Thursday as they made off with a 12-2 victory. The win continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won five in a row.
Luke Watson spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on two hits and racked up ten Ks.
Kellen Pliler
| 05/08/25 vs Monticello | 4 |
| 04/30/25 @ Warwick | 2 |
| 05/07/25 @ Goshen Central | 1 |
| 04/17/25 vs Kingston | 1 |
| 04/16/25 @ Port Jervis | 1 |
At the plate, Valley Central let Jake Cancredi and Kellen Pliler run wild. Cancredi got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs, while Pliler got on base in both of his plate appearances with four runs and one stolen base. Those four runs gave Pliler a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Mason McDonald, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Valley Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .553. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 20 runs the game before, Cornwall Central was a bit more limited in their contest on Wednesday. They fell just short of Middletown by a score of 3-2.
Cornwall Central now has a losing record of 5-6. As for Valley Central, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
Valley Central suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Cornwall Central in their previous matchup back in April. Will the Vikings have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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